Signed by the Boston Red Sox in April 2013, Gerson Bautista has had a minor league career in which he has flashed high potential but has been held back by problems he’s caused on his own. The right-hander did not actually make his professional debut until 2014, a year after he signed, because of a positive PED test. In the years since, Bautista has fluctuated between pitching well and struggling because of control issues.
Before being acquired by the Mets, Bautista was well into having one of the worst seasons of his young career.